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Compared to other kinds of cast iron, specifically grey iron, ductile iron castings are much less brittle and are more resistant to impact and fracturing. This difference is attributed to the differing structure within the iron. Read More…

Ductile Iron Casting Ductile iron, a synthetic metal material that was invented in the middle of the twentieth century, is one type of iron used to make cast iron parts and products.
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Terre Haute, IN  |  800-467-6252

Modern Aluminum Castings Co., Inc. has been a designer and manufacturer of aluminum and iron castings since 1919. Industries served include the sporting goods, medical devices, industrial machinery, HVAC, automotive, electrical lighting, appliance, and construction industries. Other services include forgings, stampings, custom machined components, and others.

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Modern Aluminum Castings Co., Inc. $$$

Pittsburgh, PA  |  412-682-0130

For more than 100 years, Pittsburgh Foundry and Machine Company has been the leading manufacturer of ferrous and nonferrous castings. Our values have stayed the same for the last 100 years, providing high-quality products with high-quality customer service. We want to meet our customer's needs and build long-lasting relationships.

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Pittsburgh Foundry & Machine Co. $$$

Veedersburg, IN  |  765-294-2244

Since 1943, Fountain Foundry Corporation has specialized in highly cored and intricate castings. Our in-house pattern shop can transform your design into a high quality ductile or grey iron casting. We have a 77,000 square foot facility and can handle the most complex cores. To do the job right, we also offer finishing operations such as heat treating, grinding, polishing, machining and coating.

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Fountain Foundry Corp. $$$

Diamond Bar, CA  |  877-484-6776

Impro Industries is globally recognized as a leading provider of high-precision, high-complexity, and mission-critical casting and machined components. Industries served include automotive, aerospace, medical, and many mor. Our team is dedicated to the quality of our every project, ensuring the highest customer satisfaction. Contact us today to learn more about our grey iron casting capabilities.

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Impro Industries USA, Inc. $$$

Waupaca, WI  |  715-258-6611

Waupaca is a TS-16949, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 certified producer of gray, ductile and compacted graphite iron castings melting over 9,500 tons per day. These castings are produced using vertical, high pressure, greensand molding at all of our facilities utilizing several different mold sizes to optimize the production of castings ranging from 2 pounds (1Kg) to 350 pounds (160 Kg).

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Waupaca Foundry, Inc. $$$

St. Paul, MN  |  651-778-3300

Northern Iron & Machine for finished castings ready for installation. Ductile grey iron and Austempered ductile castings, small to large quantities. Prototypes up to 500 lbs. and castings up to 250 lbs. Machining, painting, assembly. ISO 9001:2000 certified. In-house metallurgical lab. Industries: OEM, Oil-Field, Off-Highway, Agriculture, Fire Fighting, Locomotive, Wind.

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Northern Iron & Machine $$$
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Both ductile iron and grey iron contain graphite, but the graphite takes on very different shapes in these two materials. In grey iron, the graphite takes on sharp flake shapes which create points of high stress within the metal, making the material brittle and easily fractured. The graphite in ductile iron, however, takes on a spherical or nodular shape, which greatly improves the ductility of the material.

The name ductile iron is actually a very broad term for many different kinds of ductile iron materials. This kind of iron comes in many varieties which are distinguished based on their individual constituents. Many different elements can be added to the iron composition to enhance or alter its properties. For example, magnesium is commonly used as the “nodulizing element,” but other elements like tellurium, cerium, and yttrium can also be used for this same purpose.

Additionally, other elements, such as copper, nickel, tin and chromium, can be used to enhance other properties like tensile strength and corrosion resistance. Therefore, ductile iron can be made with very different compositions.

Due to its enhanced durability, ductile iron is used in many different industries for all kinds of applications. Ductile iron is especially useful in applications which require greater strength than that provided by aluminum but do not require steel.

Thus the automotive, agricultural, oil and manufacturing industries gain great advantages from this material. The majority of ductile iron production is dedicated to creating pipes for water and sewer applications.

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